Critic Calls Grants Aligned With Government Programs "Crony Philanthropy"
Release Date:
07/07/2014
... characterizing its grant as support for President Obama' s My Brother' s Keeper initiative. To Husock, the grant is a form of .....
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Open Society Foundations Award $5 Million Challenge Grant To Strengthen Innocence Project
Release Date:
07/09/2014
... Open Society Foundations will help the Innocence Project' s efforts to establish a $20 million reserve fund. OSF ... raise will be used to fortify the Innocence Project’ s future as a leading criminal...
Rauch Foundation Strives to Restore Long Island's Water
Release Date:
10/08/2014
Rauch Foundation Strives to Restore Long Island' s Water There is arguably nothing more important to Long Island' s future than our water: drinking water, ponds, bays and ... the problem has been missing...
Rockefeller Foundation Addresses Youth Unemployment by Connecting Employers with Untapped Talent Pool
Release Date:
10/24/2014
"Grads for Life" program specifically targets youths ages 16 to 24.
Rahsaan Harris Named President and CEO of Emma L. Bowen Foundation
Release Date:
12/16/2014
... Dr. Harris will continue to further the Foundation’ s mission of preparing minority youth for careers in the ... of philanthropic organizations to help fund Emma Bowen’ s programs, Dr. Harris will bring his...
23
Mar
2015
Holistic Monitoring and Evaluation for Peace and Security Work - Webinar
Monday, March 23, 2015 -
1:00pm to 2:00pm
In this webinar, we will explore how to use holistic–mixed-methods and gender-sensitive–monitoring and evaluation (M&E) to better understand the impact of programs, organizations and thematic grant giving.
30
Apr
2015
"Exit Interviews" with Former and Retiring Foundation CEOs
Thursday, April 30, 2015 -
9:00am to 10:30am
Join us in conversation with three great leaders in the philanthropic field – Corinne Rieder, David Nee and Pam Flaherty. All of whom have had extensive careers in philanthropy and will retire or have recently retired from their roles. Drawing from...
Aetna Foundation Announces Launch of the 2015 GoLocal: Cultivating Healthy Communities Grants Program
Release Date:
03/27/2015
The Aetna Foundation will institute an open RFP for this new program.
PHI Granted $50,000 Award to Commemorate Retirement of President of John A. Hartford Foundation
Release Date:
07/15/2015
... widely credited with overseeing the private philanthropy’ s expanding commitment to aging and health. The John A. Hartford Foundation’ s Board of Trustees gave Dr. Rieder the opportunity to select ... care...
Doris Duke and Simons Foundations Back Breakthrough Sickle Cell Research
Release Date:
09/18/2015
Researchers from Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center have found that changes to a small stretch of DNA may circumvent the genetic defect behind sickle cell disease (SCD).
Verizon Supported Study Finds Smartphone App Can Improve Self-management for Some with Spina Bifida
Release Date:
12/10/2015
A smartphone app might help adolescents and young adults with spina bifida improve their daily self-management skills, which can help prevent skin wounds and other complications, according to a pilot study of the interactive Mobitle Health &...
Addressing Poverty Through Digital And Financial Literacy (Capital One)
Release Date:
01/07/2016
... The Great Recession delivered a body blow to our country’ s financial equilibrium, and only after years of painfully ... make financially responsible decisions and managing one’ s credit and debt are skills...
The Robert Bowne Foundation Spends Down
Release Date:
01/15/2016
... spending down its remaining assets. “The foundation' s money had been invested pretty aggressively because they ... a spend down,” said Lena O. Townsend, the foundation’ s executive director. “The most we...
JPB Foundation Promotes Betsy Krebs to Vice President, Poverty Program
Release Date:
04/22/2016
... at the JPB Foundation. She will manage the Foundation’ s grantmaking programs with the goal of increasing ... in the Poverty Program, overseeing the Foundation’ s grants in the areas of immigrants’ rights,...
Artstor President James Shulman Joins Mellon Foundation as Senior Fellow in Residence
Release Date:
05/02/2016
... around the world, democratizing access to the world' s cultural heritage. Artstor recently joined ITHAKA, the ... that serves as a home to JSTOR, Portico, and Ithaka S &R... Artstor President James...
Forbes Article Highlights Edna McConnell Clark as Example of Thinking Like a Venture Capitalist
Release Date:
08/24/2016
... investment approach with a foundation program officer’ s , or that of someone working for an individual ...
Jonas Center Supports Global Health Nursing in the Dominican Republic
Release Date:
02/03/2017
... Watch this clip to learn more about the Jonas Center' s support of this Hypertension Program in the Dominican .....
Bloomberg Philanthropies Supports Cities' Ability to Tap Into Big Data
Release Date:
04/26/2017
... inspectors armed with smartphones and Facebook Inc.' s (FB) Instagram photo-sharing app were able to inventory the city' s 1,200 blighted properties in just eight days--a task that ... clustered. The...
Barbara and Donald Jonas Receive Honorary Doctorates from Frontier Nursing University
Release Date:
08/01/2017
... to advancing the nursing profession. The Center’ s focus is to improve healthcare through nursing leadership, ...
14
Dec
2017
Leveraging Small Grants for Big Impact - Webinar
Thursday, December 14, 2017 -
12:00pm to 1:30pm
... impact with their relatively small grants. Whether it’ s health care, education, or the environment, the foundations ...